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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rosston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosston and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Rosston:
- 40.048650, -86.289162
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Rosston
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Boone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Since Rosston is near Hamilton County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rosston
Communities Also Named Rosston ...
We found four communities that are also named Rosston.
Within Indiana, the name Rosston is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Nevada County
- This Rosston is located in Nevada County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rosston that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Rosston.
- Oklahoma
- Harper County
- This Rosston is located in Harper County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rosston that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harper County community of Rosston.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Rosston is located in Armstrong County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east of the Rosston that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Rosston.
- Texas
- Cooke County
- This Rosston is located in Cooke County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rosston that is located in Boone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Rosston.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosston ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Big Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Eagle Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Eagletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagletown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Kings Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Mill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
- Saddle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle Creek is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Shepherd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Stonegate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stonegate is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Zionsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Rosston to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rosston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rosston and extending to:
- Lebanon, which is the Seat of Boone County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rosston to Lebanon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rosston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0487, Longitude: -86.2892 In this case, the coordinates for Rosston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.561 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.072 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.447 degrees. |
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